I Y L A INTERNATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS ASSEMBLY Moral and Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service and Entrepreneurship Washington, DC PhiladelphiaNew York August 10-19, 2015 - Co-Conveners - Special Thanks To: UN Secretary General s Envoy on Youth The World Bank Office of the Director for Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay & Bolivia World Bank Youth to Youth Mission of Paraguay to the UN Embassy of Malaysia, USA
interact become build impact From top: Fourth IYLA Gugun Gumilar and Amb. Ahmad Alhendawi discuss during a break; Second IYLA at the United Nations Headquarters; Second IYLA at the Organization for American States.
Working with and for young people is one of my top priorities. Youth are a transformative force; they are creative, resourceful and enthusiastic agents of change. The time has come to integrate youth voices more meaningfully into decision-making processes at all levels. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
WASHINGTON DC WORLD BANK International Day of Youth Global Forum on International Service Global Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship World Bank Briefings CAPITOL HILL High Level Plenary and Interactive Session US-China Youth Summit/Capitol Forums US Capitol, Supreme Court and Library of Congress STATE DEPARTMENT Briefings EMBASSIES Briefings & Receptions THINK TANKS Dialogues From top: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Abraham Lincoln Memorial, White House and US Capitol Building. CULTURAL EXPEDITION White House Smithsonian Museums Monuments & Memorials 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II
AUGUST 10-15 You are from different nations. I encourage you to talk to each other, learn from each other and continue to do so when you return. In doing so you can take the lessons of the civil rights movement to an international level. Jason Washington, White House Fellow, from his address to the 2013 IYLA Left to right from the top: Congressional Office Visit; forum at the World Bank; ILYA delegate speaks in the US Senate; IYLA briefing at the Department of State; meeting the Ambassador at the Malaysian Embassy; Ambassadors meet with IYLA delegates at the Organization of American States; delegate address at the Organization of American States.
PHILADELPHIA - NEW JERSEY NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER Global Significance of the US Declaration of Independence INDEPENDENCE HALL MUSEUMS Site visit Liberty Bell Center PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love" is the birthplace of America and home to Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were both signed and adopted. It served as the meeting place for the US Congress for several years, and was where George Washington served as president from 1790 to 1797. It is also the birthplace of America's first-ever daily newspaper and it is also where the first American Flag was designed, sewn by Betsy Ross in her humble upholstery shop. From top: Rocky Statue, Independence Hall, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art
AUGUST 16 America s story is really not just our story as citizens. America s birth is a testament to the world that people from every racial and cultural background can live together with equal opportunities to achieve happiness. Naomi Yakawich, Montana State University (United States) Left to right from the top: Former Mayor Wilson Goode; interaction at the National Constitution Center; exploring Philadelphia; delegate questions and presentations at the National Constitution Center; playing soccer at the beach; group photo in front of the Philadelphia skyline.
NEW YORK UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS High Level Plenary Young Leaders Plenary Interactive Breakout Sessions Awards & Certificates Ceremony BRIEFINGS BY UN AGENCIES AND PERMANENT MISSIONS NEW YORK CITY CULTURAL EXPEDITION Statue of Liberty Wall Street Times Square Statue of Liberty, Freedom Tower, 9-11 Memorial and UN Headquarters New York City, the "City that Never Sleeps" New York City was the capital of the United States of America for five years, from 1785 to 1790, before it was moved to Washington, D.C. New York City is home to over 2.5 million people who were born outside the United States (about 36% of its population) and about half of the city's residents speak a language other than English. New York City has been the setting for over 20,000 films and movies, starting in 1908.
AUGUST 17-19 We, the present generation, are borrowing the world from you. H.E. Ambassador Desra Percaya, Indonesia s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, from his address to the 2013 IYLA Left to right from the top: Delegates enjoy the program; IYLA at the United Nations Headquarters with 600 participants from 74 countries; delegates enjoying the sights of New York City; the youth panel at the United Nations Headquarters; high-level panel on youth leadership; visit and briefing at the Chile UN mission.
HISTORY From top: IYLA at the King Center in Atlanta; IYLA in Bangkok, Thailand; IYLA in Asuncion, Paraguay; IYLA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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